May 15, 2007
Travel Log Part 17
Friday, March 16, 5:15 pm
Today we visited two (more) hospitals. The first one was privately owned and is far nicer than the other ones we've visited. The second one was another public hospital. If I have to tour another hospital, I'm going to scream. We are all sick of it, but could not get out of it this time.
We also visited an electronic store. The big difference is that they don't have dryers, their washing machines are rather primitive and they have very few stoves or ovens (not surprising, since they have very few kitchens).
We had mass confusion over our airline tickets to Phuket. So many people want to help, but it gets more and more confusing. Hopefully, we can book the tickets tonight and get it over with.
I feel like I spend a lot of time here being confused. Traveling with a group is hard enough at home, but it's 10 times more complicated here. We always have an entourage. I'm trying to be laid back about it because we have two more weeks to go and being confused and irritated is worse than just being confused.
March 16 8:30 pm
We went to dinner on a boat. Same old Thai food. About 50 people. Sat with my friends from Wangchun. Fun time. Going to Utteradit tomorrow.
Saturday, March 17, 6:10 pm
This morning, we drove to Uttaradit. The trip went smoothly. We went to lunch with a ton of people. M, K & I are staying at the same house. Our hosts - Noy & Gume - took us for a Thai massage, then back to their house. This house is more Western than most homes we've been in, but it's still very Thai. Tonight, we're going to the "New York Steak House". Should be interesting.
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